OpenStreetMap's 20th Anniversary Celebration is August 9

https://birthday20.openstreetmap.org/

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tetris112• 2 years ago

This has been one of the greatest community achievements that man has made in the last 20 years. Here's hoping it stays open, and empowers people and small businesses alike.

lkdfjlkdfjlg• 2 years ago

The other one being Wikipedia.

brcmthrowaway• 2 years ago

I would say Blender is.

bdjsiqoocwk2• 2 years ago

What's even that? Sounds like something kids play with these days, like Fortnite or Minecraft.

masfoobar3• 2 years ago

There are a lot of great "community achievements" -- some being more than others.. or based on opinions.

- Linux Kernel + GNU

- Blender, Gimp, Git, other free/open software, etc

- OpenStreeMap, Wikipedia, etc

- Programming languages, etc.

- + more

tetris112• 2 years ago

I agree, but the contributions of these other projects have a barrier to entry being that it requires people to largely program.

Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap? Anyone can contribute, and the tools to do so have been made all the more accessible.

sahmeepee• 2 years ago

I remember going to an event in 2006 called "Mapchester" in Manchester, UK to gather data for OSM with GPS units and digital cameras. It's come an incredibly long way since then!

OpenStreetMap's 20th Anniversary Celebration is August 9

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